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Who art thou, that thou judgest a servant not thine; and who, if he standeth, he standeth to his Lord; and if he falleth, he falleth to his Lord? But he will assuredly stand; for his Lord hath power to establish him.

He that esteemeth a day, esteemeth [fn] for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem [fn] And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

For there is not one of us, who liveth for himself: and there is not one, who dieth for himself.

Moreover, for this cause Messiah died, and revived, and arose; that he might be Lord of the dead and of the living.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah,

Henceforth, judge ye not one another; but rather, judge ye this, that thou erect not a stumbling-block for thy brother.

But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.

For the kingdom of God, is not food and drink; but is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For he who is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before men.

And let us not, on account of food, destroy the work of God. For every thing is, [fn] pure; yet it is evil, to the man who eateth with stumbling.

23 For he who eateth and doubteth, is condemned; because [fn] not in faith. For every thing which is not of faith, is sin.

For every thing written of old, was written for our instruction; that we, by patience and by the consolation of the scriptures, might possess hope.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercies upon them, as it is written: I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing psalms.

And again Isaiah said: There will be a root of Jesse; and he that shall arise, will be a prince for the Gentiles; and in him will the Gentiles hope.

Yet I presume not to speak of any thing [fn] for the obedience of the Gentiles, which Messiah hath not wrought by me, in word and in deeds,

But now, since I have no place in these regions, and as I have been desirous for many years past to come to you,

For they of Macedonia and Achaia, have been willing to make up a contribution for the needy saints who are at Jerusalem.

They were willing, because they were also debtors to them: for if the Gentiles have been participators with them in the Spirit, they are debtors to serve them also in things of the flesh.

And I beseech you, my Brethren, by our Lord Jesus Messiah, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye labor with me in prayer to God for me;

that ye may receive her in our Lord, as is just for saints; and that ye may assist her, in whatever thing she may ask of you: for she also hath been assistant to many, and to me also.